entgegnen

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word entgegnen. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word entgegnen, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say entgegnen in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word entgegnen you have here. The definition of the word entgegnen will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofentgegnen, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German engegenen, from Old High German ingaganan. By surface analysis, ent- +‎ gegnen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈɡeːɡnən/
  • Hyphenation: ent‧geg‧nen
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

entgegnen (weak, third-person singular present entgegnet, past tense entgegnete, past participle entgegnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to counter, retort

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • entgegnen” in Duden online
  • entgegnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache